Did Netflix cut a famous Bible verse, which some Jewish scholars say is "the forbidden chapter," from the opening of “The Passion of the Christ”? Some viewers have posted videos on social media asking ...
Isaiah 52 and 53 famously describe a mysterious figure that scholars have dubbed the “Suffering Servant.” The parallels between the Servant and Jesus are striking, and the New Testament authors see ...
There are many individual scriptures that I claim as my favorite. I cannot pick just one. There is however, one chapter in the book of Isaiah that qualifies as my favorite chapter in the Old Testament ...
The historical Christian doctrine helps us to see the goodness of God in Good Friday. Good Friday sermons aren’t always easy to sit through. They’re even tougher to preach. Never have I been more ...
The New Testament quotes three Old Testament books more than any others: Deuteronomy, the Psalms, and Isaiah. The latter is quoted, in particular, because it contains messianic prophecies that point ...
Aristotle writes that we would never go to the theater to see terrible things happen to a good man through no fault of his. Yet here we gather, aching for a good man’s sorrows and turning to him to ...